Category Archives: Baseball in General

Basement Baseball and Book Reviews

Posted on September 9, 2020 by

There has been a baseball tournament of some sort or another taking place in my basement since March 23rd. The first, which I reported on in April, pitted the 1971 American League teams against one another—this is because those are … Continue reading →

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To the Baltimore Orioles on Boycotting Last Night’s Game in Tampa

Posted on August 28, 2020 by

Yesterday afternoon, when Roch Kubatko reported that the team had voted unanimously to play last night’s game in Tampa, I took solace in the fact that my team was standing up for facts over emotions. I tuned in to watch … Continue reading →

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Crashing Into Destiny

Posted on May 27, 2020 by

During an American Legion baseball game back in 1933, in Gastonia, North Carolina, a 14-year old shortstop named Lawrence Davis was chasing down a pop fly into left field. Then known as “Squeaky” because his infield chatter always ended with … Continue reading →

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Orioles Win the 1971 Strat-O-Matic Tournament!

Posted on May 6, 2020 by

If you read my previous blog entry, then you know that I have created a “calm time” in my day by setting up a tournament with my old Strat-O-Matic baseball game, which features the American League teams from 1971. I … Continue reading →

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Maintaining My Sanity Through Strat-O-Matic Baseball

Posted on April 21, 2020 by

Early in this lock down, I realized that I needed more than mere distractions, such as movies and books. I needed to create my own little world, a safe place to which I could go, and thanks to the fact … Continue reading →

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The Hope of the Summer to Come

Posted on March 10, 2020 by

If you’re a baseball fan, Spring Training is one of the grand times of the year, maybe even the grandest. Hope grows in the warm Florida (or Arizona) sun and it becomes easy to construct scenarios by which even your … Continue reading →

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Phony Outrage Over Astros Scandal

Posted on February 18, 2020 by

I am sick of the self-righteous blathering about how the Houston Astros cheated. Cody Bellinger, if you were suddenly traded to Houston, you’d gladly accept the Astros paycheck. And, hey, New York: When you quit regarding Jeffery Maier as a … Continue reading →

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Enough With MLB Gimmicks; Try This Post-Season Idea

Posted on February 11, 2020 by

Yet again, Major League Baseball (MLB) has resorted to gimmicks by which to alter post-season play. If MLB wants each league’s playoffs to include seven teams, then dividing teams into divisions is itself a gimmick, and it reduces the chances … Continue reading →

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Restructuring the Minor Leagues is Long Overdue

Posted on November 26, 2019 by

Baseball for me has always been about the stories, and one of the game’s best, archetypal story is the ballplayer out there in some dusty ballpark in some small American town, who gets discovered by some world-weary scout who takes … Continue reading →

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The Spirit of the Man

Posted on August 19, 2019 by

One week ago this evening (August 12, 2019) I attended “Mo’s 10th Inning,” which was the posthumous party Mo Weber threw for his friends, complete with endless trays of shrimp and an open bar. Laughter erupted constantly in various corners … Continue reading →

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